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**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2009, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-restaurants-not-have-items-above-x-calories/513876 "2009-10-17T06:30:52Z")
So I was reading the latest edition of the book “Eat This, Not That!” and getting slightly annoyed at, among other things, their hysteria over carbs and the feeling I got from them that having an occasional soda would cr… --- ## [Jeopardy Reruns This element's symbol HELP ME](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-reruns-this-elements-symbol-help-me/695538)
**Author:** [@jimbuff314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimbuff314)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2014, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-reruns-this-elements-symbol-help-me/695538 "2014-08-17T23:55:14Z")
Jeopardy is in reruns. Battle of the Decades. 1980s. Yesterday. “Of the element symbols that don’t match the element’s English name, this element’s symbol is alphabetically first.” This earlier thread - my first RO … --- ## [Subtle Misogyny at SDMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subtle-misogyny-at-sdmb/96927)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2001, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subtle-misogyny-at-sdmb/96927 "2001-12-07T05:42:13Z")
Since when is the feminine form of every single obscene noun bitch? Can we please be a little more creative and a little less reflexively sexist? If you can call a man who is the object of your ire an asshole or a jerk … --- ## [GDP grew at a 3.5% annual rate in 2018 Q3](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gdp-grew-at-a-3-5-annual-rate-in-2018-q3/823557)
**Author:** [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2018, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gdp-grew-at-a-3-5-annual-rate-in-2018-q3/823557 "2018-11-05T20:29:58Z")
The Commerce Department released their quarterly GDP estimate today: CNBC: The US economy grew at a 3.5% pace in the third quarter, faster than expected I suspect this fact will get featured in some end-of-the-electio… --- ## [What's the first news event you remember?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-first-news-event-you-remember/142395)
**Author:** [@Super\_Gnat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Super_Gnat)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2002, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-first-news-event-you-remember/142395 "2002-12-21T12:18:52Z")
For me, it was the USSR breaking up. I remember reading about it in my Weekly Reader in 1st grade (I think). They talked about how all the maps would have to be redrawn for the new countries. I can also remember foota… --- ## [So, that was a pretty quick thread closure there...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-that-was-a-pretty-quick-thread-closure-there/703699)
**Author:** [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2014, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-that-was-a-pretty-quick-thread-closure-there/703699 "2014-11-07T14:52:34Z")
I’m not complaining, exactly, but this thread seems to have gotten shut down pretty quickly. I’m not really sure the topic was entirely explored, because I believe that the USPS does screen and x-ray at least some domes… --- ## [Lose weight by quitting coffee?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lose-weight-by-quitting-coffee/378600)
**Author:** [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2006, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lose-weight-by-quitting-coffee/378600 "2006-11-08T15:16:50Z")
I’ve just been drinking coffee for a few years, but I’ve gained prolly eight lbs since I started. I cannot drink coffee any other way than very light, with the French Vanilla creamer (International Delight). Could this b… --- ## [iPhone- Battery vs AC Power](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-battery-vs-ac-power/536249)
**Author:** [@GregH](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GregH)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2010, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-battery-vs-ac-power/536249 "2010-04-16T17:34:38Z")
Hi guys. I’m sure I could find an answer by trolling through countless electronics forums, but I thought this would be much easier. My question relates to electronic devices that do not have a removable battery, such a… --- ## [I see what you did there: Mod names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-see-what-you-did-there-mod-names/639432)
**Author:** [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2012, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-see-what-you-did-there-mod-names/639432 "2012-11-02T13:12:39Z")
For some reason, all the moderators’ names look different today, somehow… in a Treehouse-of-Horrorish way… I wonder why… is there something special about today? :confused: --- ## [Breathalyzer equivalent for Marijuana?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breathalyzer-equivalent-for-marijuana/696311)
**Author:** [@D.E.S.K.Top668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D.E.S.K.Top668)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2014, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breathalyzer-equivalent-for-marijuana/696311 "2014-08-25T15:46:48Z")
Reading an article recently about states likely to legalize Marijuana use, it occurred to me; is there an fast, cheap, and reliable test to determine if somebody is currently under the effects of weed? I know that the t… --- ## [Does anyone else root for teams in different cities/states?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-root-for-teams-in-different-cities-states/405549)
**Author:** [@some\_white\_dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/some_white_dude)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2007, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-root-for-teams-in-different-cities-states/405549 "2007-05-28T18:25:14Z")
Consider this an offshoot of the Sports Dividing Lines thread. Let’s cut right to the chase: I root for the Detroit Pistons, the Cleveland Browns and the Michigan Wolverines. My loyalties have come under some scrutiny i… --- ## [The Borgias (Showtime)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-borgias-showtime/577329)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2011, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-borgias-showtime/577329 "2011-05-26T21:19:02Z")
Did anybody catch this? (a little surprised there’s no thread). I’ve Tivo’d it but haven’t watched yet – should I? --- ## [People who frequently talk about their kids](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-frequently-talk-about-their-kids/709716)
**Author:** [@Tuxie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuxie)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2015, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-frequently-talk-about-their-kids/709716 "2015-01-15T21:40:08Z")
This seems to be a popular rant about co workers and to a lesser extent friends. Now I know we tend to fixate on what people rant about the most online; this doesn’t necessarily mean it is as big of a deal in RL as impli… --- ## [Amazing Race 4/19 - "Our Parents Will Cry Themselves to Death"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-race-4-19-our-parents-will-cry-themselves-to-death/493674)
**Author:** [@Just\_Some\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Some_Guy)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2009, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-race-4-19-our-parents-will-cry-themselves-to-death/493674 "2009-04-24T04:12:14Z")
Show’s almost over and there’s no thread yet, so west coasters there will be spoilers in this OP. Giving it a bit more room for preview… ETA: Need a lot more filler for preview blocking. More blocking. More! MORE! H… --- ## [Found some old film - too late to develop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/found-some-old-film-too-late-to-develop/223923)
**Author:** [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2004, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/found-some-old-film-too-late-to-develop/223923 "2004-01-12T05:56:52Z")
Whilst looking for one thing I found another, a box of of film and disposable cameras (develop by date in parenthesis): cameras: Kodak Max (5/2000) Kodak Panoramic (11/1995) - w/11 exposures left! Fujicolor (3/1996) … --- ## [Sensation Loss as a Result of Condoms: Doper Guys, I Ask for Advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sensation-loss-as-a-result-of-condoms-doper-guys-i-ask-for-advice/177903)
**Author:** [@Orange\_Skinner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orange_Skinner)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2003, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sensation-loss-as-a-result-of-condoms-doper-guys-i-ask-for-advice/177903 "2003-05-29T15:18:07Z")
Considering the very nature of a condom, it seems very logical that sensation is going to be inhibited at least a little as a result of wearing one. Coating anything in a layer of latex is bound to cause the loss of at l… --- ## [Help me understand the way these girls thought](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-understand-the-way-these-girls-thought/566459)
**Author:** [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2011, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-understand-the-way-these-girls-thought/566459 "2011-01-06T21:57:56Z")
OK, this happened about 18 or so years ago, so maybe the reactions would be different today. In high school in a lit class we watched “My Fair Lady”. I remember very little of the film, but what I do remember Higgins p… --- ## [Time to yenter about all the upcoming Wii games again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-yenter-about-all-the-upcoming-wii-games-again/532626)
**Author:** [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2010, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-yenter-about-all-the-upcoming-wii-games-again/532626 "2010-03-24T04:35:43Z")
It looks like it’s going to be a big year for Wii. I think Mega Man 10 looks really cool (actually, I think it’s already out, too-- anyone played it?) And along the same lines, Sonic 4, due this summer, looks really coo… --- ## [Rhoden family killings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rhoden-family-killings/769811)
**Author:** [@bubba001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bubba001)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2021, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rhoden-family-killings/769811 "2021-09-11T16:01:27Z")
I have read several articles on the murder of 8 members of a family from Pike county Ohio. I am surprised that very little information has been released. Are there any Dope members from the area that have anything to a… --- ## [What are the effects of acid and how does it work? (chemistry, not drug related)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-effects-of-acid-and-how-does-it-work-chemistry-not-drug-related/582032)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2011, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-effects-of-acid-and-how-does-it-work-chemistry-not-drug-related/582032 "2011-05-16T22:16:06Z")
I’m watching Alien right now and they’ve just discovered its blood is acid. Hollywood has taught me that contact with acid will disintegrate matter or, if a whole person is dipped into it, turn him into a villain. What … --- ## [Need help with riddle/puzzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-riddle-puzzle/510093)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Economist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Economist)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2009, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-riddle-puzzle/510093 "2009-09-16T21:07:00Z")
OK, I put this in GQ because there’s probably a simple physics answer. Here’s the riddle: You have two spheres. They are externally identical: They have the same surface hardness, diameter, color, weight, mass, etc… The… --- ## [Have academic standards changed over the years?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-academic-standards-changed-over-the-years/776596)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2017, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-academic-standards-changed-over-the-years/776596 "2017-01-15T17:15:33Z")
Not talking Common Core. In this thread about kids being held back from starting school (redshirting) the point of KG today having curricular standards and expectations more of first grade a few decades back came up. I… --- ## [WTF happened to Ebay fees](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-happened-to-ebay-fees/571968)
**Author:** [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2011, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-happened-to-ebay-fees/571968 "2011-02-23T14:16:43Z")
So I haven’t sold anything on ebay in a few years. I recently sold something and paypal charged me 3.2% for their services and ebay charged me 9% for their services. I’m not bitching about the money so much as I am sho… --- ## [What's our version of the pyramids?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-our-version-of-the-pyramids/739815)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2015, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-our-version-of-the-pyramids/739815 "2015-12-13T17:46:34Z")
Whaddya mean, ‘our version’? Well, in that there’s a lot of discussion even thousands of years later on both how they were constructed and their purpose, to the extent of a 50 Jesus Christ are you kidding me page thread … --- ## [Walla walla walla!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walla-walla-walla/545365)
**Author:** [@Absolute](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Absolute)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2010, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walla-walla-walla/545365 "2010-07-08T16:18:15Z")
Lately, I’ve been reading a lot of internet forums of… lesser quality… than the SDMB. Normally I am not prone to being picky about spelling and grammar, but I have to say, whenever I read something like this: I immedi… --- ## [Pigs and dogs can taste water, but people can't?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pigs-and-dogs-can-taste-water-but-people-cant/432787)
**Author:** [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2008, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pigs-and-dogs-can-taste-water-but-people-cant/432787 "2008-01-09T10:39:53Z")
An “It’s true” factoid from the commuter rag: I assume that this is suggesting that pigs and dogs can taste pure water. Is it true? What experiments would you do to determine this? --- ## [World-Building exercise: Martian temperature](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-building-exercise-martian-temperature/638992)
**Author:** [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2012, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-building-exercise-martian-temperature/638992 "2012-11-04T03:15:54Z")
Let’s say you wanted to give Mars an Earthlike climate, with the same global average temperature as modern-day Earth and an atmosphere composed primarily, but not entirely, of oxygen and nitrogen. How much CO2 would you… --- ## [Generating 1.21 gigawatts of power in the 1950's](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/generating-1-21-gigawatts-of-power-in-the-1950s/483455)
**Author:** [@Dilton\_Doiley\_Philosopher\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dilton_Doiley_Philosopher_King)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2009, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/generating-1-21-gigawatts-of-power-in-the-1950s/483455 "2009-01-30T23:10:32Z")
Let’s pretend it’s the middle of the 1950’s. If you needed to get access to 1.21 gigawatts of power at once, and you didn’t have access to a bolt of lightning, how could you go about creating that power so that you coul… --- ## [Are there any infinities in the universe? Could there be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-infinities-in-the-universe-could-there-be/927978)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2021, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-infinities-in-the-universe-could-there-be/927978 "2021-01-02T15:19:25Z")
The thread about extra light in our universe and the comment on a closed topology got me thinking. Is there anything in our universe that is either known or could possibly be infinite in quantity? My knowledge comes fr… --- ## [Does this forum base classify people as "regs" or "newfags?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-forum-base-classify-people-as-regs-or-newfags/627877)
**Author:** [@The\_Lizard\_of\_Oz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Lizard_of_Oz)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2012, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-forum-base-classify-people-as-regs-or-newfags/627877 "2012-07-12T18:16:56Z")
Every single forum base I’ve been to has, and I swear, if this site does, I… I don’t know what I’ll do. I’ll obliterate you all with a laser gun and lots of mirrors. --- ## [What's the quickest, surest way of developing cancer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-quickest-surest-way-of-developing-cancer/514802)
**Author:** [@Livardo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Livardo)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2009, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-quickest-surest-way-of-developing-cancer/514802 "2009-10-26T18:08:23Z")
Let’s say I’m a mid 20s male in tip top shape. I’m an average joe, so I don’t have access to nuclear plants or X-Ray machines. What would be the quickest and surest way for me, a young lad of getting cancer? I thought… --- ## [I'm an attractive, well-adjusted person who does fine in social situations.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-an-attractive-well-adjusted-person-who-does-fine-in-social-situations/726068)
**Author:** [@MoonMoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MoonMoon)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2015, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-an-attractive-well-adjusted-person-who-does-fine-in-social-situations/726068 "2015-07-25T07:41:54Z")
I’ve dated successfully, married and had children. My friends, coworkers and dogs seem to like me very much. Can anyone not help me? --- ## [Pet Dopers: Do you tell your pets when you leave the house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-dopers-do-you-tell-your-pets-when-you-leave-the-house/583600)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2011, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-dopers-do-you-tell-your-pets-when-you-leave-the-house/583600 "2011-06-03T22:11:58Z")
My dog always can sense when I’m about to leave on an errand. He starts pacing around, comes up to me for attention and a pat on the head. I always tell him where I’m going (“I’m going to the store. I’m going to the b… --- ## [Game cliche -- mid-game loss of all your weapons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-cliche-mid-game-loss-of-all-your-weapons/395167)
**Author:** [@Jayrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jayrot)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2007, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-cliche-mid-game-loss-of-all-your-weapons/395167 "2007-03-12T12:46:06Z")
There are hundreds of video game cliches (and almost as many threads on the topic). However, I think that this one is probably one of, if not the, most common – at some point in the game, usually around the middle, you a… --- ## [Is there any way to track when you were "defriended" on Facebook.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-way-to-track-when-you-were-defriended-on-facebook/548457)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2010, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-way-to-track-when-you-were-defriended-on-facebook/548457 "2010-08-01T04:06:30Z")
Now I don’t really care for Facebook, I got an account after my sister badgered me into it, and I pretty much use it 99% for Scrabble. About 6 months ago, one of my supervisors found me on Facebook and asked to be my fri… --- ## [What's up with "The Family"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-the-family/506284)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2009, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-the-family/506284 "2009-08-14T18:55:30Z")
The Family is a secretive fundamentalist-Christian political organization established in 1934 to oppose the New Deal. Last year I posted a thread about a story that Hillary Clinton was connected to it. There wasn’t muc… --- ## [What Single Event Had the Biggest Impact on Your Life ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-single-event-had-the-biggest-impact-on-your-life/25558)
**Author:** [@NothingMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NothingMan)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2000, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-single-event-had-the-biggest-impact-on-your-life/25558 "2000-07-17T12:30:55Z")
Call it “the SD Therapist”. What event in your life so far has most made you who you are now ? Was it a death ? A life ? Some genes ? Or perhaps something much more random. Lay it out, after all - we are all family here. … --- ## [M-O-O-N that spells MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/m-o-o-n-that-spells-mmp/915811)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 296\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2020, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/m-o-o-n-that-spells-mmp/915811 "2020-07-27T17:12:10Z")
On July 20th, 1969 aliens landed on Luna. When they left several days later, there was not a soul left alive. But Mr. Gorsky was pleased. Up, caffeinated, and sheveled. Off to work. Light volume today so I may be ho… --- ## [What's the worst thing to say to a cop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-thing-to-say-to-a-cop/192614)
**Author:** [@Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2003, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-thing-to-say-to-a-cop/192614 "2003-12-08T18:16:54Z")
My roommate moved into the area from Alabama and told me this story, which ranks as number one in my mind of the worst possible things you could say to a police officer. My friend Trey and others were driving through th… --- ## [Not dating women with kids? Am I being stupid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-dating-women-with-kids-am-i-being-stupid/213727)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2011, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-dating-women-with-kids-am-i-being-stupid/213727 "2011-10-31T20:50:32Z")
Seems like lately, a fairly high proportion of the women I’ve met either online or in real life have kids. I dont’ want to date them- it’s not a rational feeling; something about it just makes me uncomfortable and screa… --- ## [Things to do in Oahu](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-in-oahu/552097)
**Author:** [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2010, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-in-oahu/552097 "2010-09-10T18:24:55Z")
So my SO and I are flying out to Oahu on Friday and we’ll be there for a week. We’re already planning on hiking the Diamond Head crater, visiting Pearl Harbor, Manoa Falls, kayaking, snorkling and of course good old fas… --- ## [What Are You Allergic To?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-allergic-to/569116)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2012, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-allergic-to/569116 "2012-07-13T20:28:49Z")
Besides environmental- tons of people are allergic to grasses, trees, pollen, etc. I’m talking about medicines, household products, foods, etc. My own list is growing. Today I found out that I’m allergic to baby oil. … --- ## ["Rock music and the Christian"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-music-and-the-christian/593168)
**Author:** [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2011, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-music-and-the-christian/593168 "2011-08-20T17:19:31Z")
Back in college (1991-ish) a friend of mine gave me a cassette tape called “Rock music and the Christian”. It was a recording of a 60-90 minute presentation about backward masking in rock 'n roll music, presented by a Ch… --- ## [What climate do you prefer to live in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-climate-do-you-prefer-to-live-in/695491)
**Author:** [@Timetrvlr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Timetrvlr)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2014, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-climate-do-you-prefer-to-live-in/695491 "2014-08-18T14:51:47Z")
I’ve lived in a lot of different climates over a lifetime from the Yukon Territory to southern Arizona. I liked the very mild climate of coastal southern California but it was too damn crowded for comfort! Now I’m liking… --- ## [Tardy to class = suspension. Seriously?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tardy-to-class-suspension-seriously/402542)
**Author:** [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2007, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tardy-to-class-suspension-seriously/402542 "2007-05-09T17:23:09Z")
I just got this email from my PTA, and I’m not sure what I think about it. Opinions? Part of me sympathizes. I am so aggravated when people aren’t on time to things. I understand why it’s a bad habit that should be cor… --- ## [I Have an Awful Confession....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-an-awful-confession/824871)
**Author:** [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2018, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-an-awful-confession/824871 "2018-12-22T04:37:13Z")
that I must share with you all. It is truly horrific in some people’s opinion but, really, there is nothing more I can do about it. I like fruitcake. That ridiculously dense, rum soaked, fruity bitted stuff everyone mak… --- ## [Dealing with an ectopic pregnancy \[edited title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-an-ectopic-pregnancy-edited-title/592011)
**Author:** [@DoperChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoperChic)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2011, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-an-ectopic-pregnancy-edited-title/592011 "2011-08-17T15:19:38Z")
I’m just over 5 weeks pregnant. Been spotting since Saturday and it got a bit heavier today. I called my doc on Saturday and went for an Hcg (pregnancy hormone) level check today. I’ll repeat that on Wednesday to make su… --- ## [Advantages of looking young?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advantages-of-looking-young/229323)
**Author:** [@mudcrutch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mudcrutch)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2004, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advantages-of-looking-young/229323 "2004-02-17T23:23:48Z")
Apparently my body stopped aging (looks-wise) around age 15 or so, which might be useful later on, but is decidedly a pain in the ass right now since I’m 20. I haven’t seen any benefits yet to being carded all the time … --- ## [My novel hit the top 50 in it's genre on Amazon today (so excited!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-novel-hit-the-top-50-in-its-genre-on-amazon-today-so-excited/742113)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2016, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-novel-hit-the-top-50-in-its-genre-on-amazon-today-so-excited/742113 "2016-03-02T14:42:50Z")
Really, really excited – my novel “The Pen is Mightier” (satire/homage to fantasy series like GRRM’s “A Song of Ice and Fire”) got to its highest ranking to date over the last couple of weeks – up to the top 40 or 50 in … --- ## [should I offer unsolicited advice regarding my girlfriend's piss-poor resume'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-offer-unsolicited-advice-regarding-my-girlfriends-piss-poor-resume/645786)
**Author:** [@Win\_Place\_Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Win_Place_Show)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2013, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-offer-unsolicited-advice-regarding-my-girlfriends-piss-poor-resume/645786 "2013-01-03T16:47:44Z")
My girlfriend (of two months) is sort of putting out “feelers” for a different job. She recently posted her resume’ on LinkedIn, and when I clicked on it, I was stunned at how poorly it’s written. It literally sounds l… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1904&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1906&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)