# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1930&period=all&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1931 --- ## [Why in Og's name do people scratch themselves and sniff their fingers?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-in-ogs-name-do-people-scratch-themselves-and-sniff-their-fingers/305562)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2005, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-in-ogs-name-do-people-scratch-themselves-and-sniff-their-fingers/305562 "2005-05-28T00:07:17Z")
You know what I’m talking about. People who scratch themselves in certain ‘places’, then casually put their fingers up to their nostrils and snifffff sniffff then maybe wrinkle their nose in digust. What the hell do they… --- ## [Video of Ferrari 458 Spider driver running over cop's foot while he is writing a ticket -](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-of-ferrari-458-spider-driver-running-over-cops-foot-while-he-is-writing-a-ticket/630577)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2012, 8:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-of-ferrari-458-spider-driver-running-over-cops-foot-while-he-is-writing-a-ticket/630577 "2012-08-19T08:42:17Z")
Have to wonder what this driver was thinking. Video (this link) is sharp as a tack. --- ## [How do you not get bored exercising?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-not-get-bored-exercising/656692)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2013, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-not-get-bored-exercising/656692 "2013-04-28T06:19:41Z")
My favorite cardio exercise in the gym is the rowing machine. However, even just 10 or 15 minutes feels like such a long time. How do I make that time feel faster, and potentially because of that be able to get in more… --- ## [Todd Young running for Senate "Queer politicians have to go."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todd-young-running-for-senate-queer-politicians-have-to-go/751019)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2016, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todd-young-running-for-senate-queer-politicians-have-to-go/751019 "2016-04-08T17:14:47Z")
Here’s the ad that Todd Young is running on TV now. It not his only ad, but it’s the one that made my jaw hit the floor. About 7 seconds in, he says, in regard to the legislature, “The queer politicians have to go.” !!!… --- ## [Lynn Margulis and Natural Selection](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lynn-margulis-and-natural-selection/574831)
**Author:** [@Bpelta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bpelta)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2011, 9:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lynn-margulis-and-natural-selection/574831 "2011-03-22T09:54:48Z")
\[I hope this is the right board for this question…\] I received a horrid science education, so excuse me if this is a stupid question: My friend recently read an interview with Lynn Margulis in a recent Discovery Magazi… --- ## [XCKD freakin' NAILED it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xckd-freakin-nailed-it/476487)
**Author:** [@HoboStew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoboStew)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2008, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xckd-freakin-nailed-it/476487 "2008-12-11T16:33:45Z")
Such a complex idea and he hit it out of the park. I really wish I could send this to my 13 year old self. --- ## [Just what is so scary or unconstitutional about the Obama Admin's "czars"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-what-is-so-scary-or-unconstitutional-about-the-obama-admins-czars/508724)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2009, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-what-is-so-scary-or-unconstitutional-about-the-obama-admins-czars/508724 "2009-10-29T19:02:41Z")
I know Glenn Beck keeps saying these “czars” differ from ordinary executive-branch officials in that they are exempt from Congressional oversight . . . but I have never yet seen a credible cite for that. Yet it’s a RW m… --- ## [Efficiency of bathroom ceiling vents](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/efficiency-of-bathroom-ceiling-vents/688079)
**Author:** [@rsa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rsa)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2014, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/efficiency-of-bathroom-ceiling-vents/688079 "2014-05-21T18:05:00Z")
Inspired by the thread about roof vents, I want to know whether bathroom ceiling vents (in toilet area) actually do any good? In my experience in apartments and houses they are cheap pieces of crap that make a lot of no… --- ## [Why can't pharmacist's data-bases be linked??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-pharmacists-data-bases-be-linked/691595)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2014, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-pharmacists-data-bases-be-linked/691595 "2014-07-01T06:57:25Z")
In fact, I’m pretty damned sure they already are here in Australia…so why am I in severe pain tonight? I’ve got a chronic back condition that is sometimes exacerbated with a goody-fun-fun slipped disc. If you’ve had on… --- ## [Which human bred plant is the most genetically different from the original ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-human-bred-plant-is-the-most-genetically-different-from-the-original/791626)
**Author:** [@am77494](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/am77494)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2017, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-human-bred-plant-is-the-most-genetically-different-from-the-original/791626 "2017-07-27T17:26:39Z")
Apples, Mangoes, Rice , Corn, Pot, Pears … have all been selectively “bred” (not sure if that’s the right word in the plant context) by humans for centuries. Which plant has the most DNA different from the original plan… --- ## ["This above all: to thine ownself be true" What the heck does this mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-above-all-to-thine-ownself-be-true-what-the-heck-does-this-mean/158461)
**Author:** [@Muad\_Dib](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muad_Dib)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2003, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-above-all-to-thine-ownself-be-true-what-the-heck-does-this-mean/158461 "2003-03-02T22:40:55Z")
"This above all: to thine ownself be true, And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man.” Sure, it sounds beautiful, deep and brilliant, but what does it mean? How am I true, or n… --- ## [Tell me your experiences with Plantar Fasciitis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-your-experiences-with-plantar-fasciitis/534214)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2010, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-your-experiences-with-plantar-fasciitis/534214 "2010-04-05T20:02:32Z")
So both my heels started hurting like heck last week. So I took proper medical advice and was advised that it was likely (but not definitely) Plantar Fasciitis. I was prescribed rest, elevation (keeping my legs up), some… --- ## [Amazon Reviewers are idiots](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-reviewers-are-idiots/705095)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2014, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-reviewers-are-idiots/705095 "2014-11-21T00:44:04Z")
I just bought a house so doing some construction (fences and deck) and relandscaping. Since my soil is probably basic and I want to plant some rhodies in addition to other flowers I was looking at a soil pH tester and s… --- ## [Pregnant woman refuses cancer treatment to save her baby.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pregnant-woman-refuses-cancer-treatment-to-save-her-baby/600139)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2011, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pregnant-woman-refuses-cancer-treatment-to-save-her-baby/600139 "2011-10-22T15:45:35Z")
She gave birth and died 3 days later. She did get to see and hold her newborn baby. Sad, but beautiful story of a Mom’s love for her baby. --- ## [Explain commodities futures trading to me like I'm a retard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-commodities-futures-trading-to-me-like-im-a-retard/600020)
**Author:** [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2011, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-commodities-futures-trading-to-me-like-im-a-retard/600020 "2011-10-20T00:34:26Z")
I’ve been trying to read the Wikipedia articles but they devolve into unexplained jargon so quickly that I can’t make head or tail of them. Specific questions I have. From here: This seems to imply there’s only ever o… --- ## [Dirtiest line from "The Simpsons"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dirtiest-line-from-the-simpsons/177404)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2003, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dirtiest-line-from-the-simpsons/177404 "2003-05-29T12:16:18Z")
My vote: when Marge and Homer are hiding in the barn loft and the farmer says something like “If anyone’s in here, they’re in for some serious ass-forkin’!” --- ## [Which is the US military's most elite special operations force?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-the-us-militarys-most-elite-special-operations-force/401033)
**Author:** [@Shamozzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shamozzle)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2007, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-the-us-militarys-most-elite-special-operations-force/401033 "2007-04-25T08:02:36Z")
Of these groups, which is the most elite? Which is the most specialized? Which has the most difficult entry/training program? This is all subjective, of course, but i’d like to hear people’s opinions. Navy Seals Gre… --- ## [Cheney: Never met Edwards before tonight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheney-never-met-edwards-before-tonight/267813)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2004, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheney-never-met-edwards-before-tonight/267813 "2004-10-07T23:46:51Z")
Oh, really? Hmmmm --- ## [The Tango! (True Lies)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tango-true-lies/430178)
**Author:** [@SoulSearching](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SoulSearching)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2016, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tango-true-lies/430178 "2016-03-24T13:17:12Z")
I’ve been searching hard for the Tango song used in True Lies when Arnold is dancing with Carrera with no luck. I know it’s a very generic and popular piece so the search has been quite tough. Couldn’t find anything on… --- ## [Has anyone else seen "Spit on Your Grave"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-else-seen-spit-on-your-grave/570612)
**Author:** [@bengangmo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bengangmo)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2011, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-else-seen-spit-on-your-grave/570612 "2011-02-24T01:06:35Z")
Watched it last night - VERY highly recommended, but be warned - it’s gross. --- ## [Are There Any Broadway Roles That Can Be Played By Men \*OR\* Women?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-broadway-roles-that-can-be-played-by-men-or-women/706249)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2014, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-broadway-roles-that-can-be-played-by-men-or-women/706249 "2014-12-27T19:15:19Z")
Does Peter Pan have to be portrayed by a woman? Could a small man with a high-pitched voice do the role, or does Broadway’s… union(?) or whatever it is specify that it has to be a woman? Are there any roles that can be … --- ## [Are dreams better than reality?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-dreams-better-than-reality/768169)
**Author:** [@Machinaforce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machinaforce)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2016, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-dreams-better-than-reality/768169 "2016-10-29T07:20:21Z")
I don’t want to get bogged down in a discussion about what is “real”. The point here is that in your dreams anything is possible and you can create your reality (especially in the case of lucid dreaming). But in the wak… --- ## [Homosexuality and Abortion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homosexuality-and-abortion/722141)
**Author:** [@Waymore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waymore)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2015, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homosexuality-and-abortion/722141 "2015-06-12T20:56:51Z")
Hypothetical question for everybody, but especially the pro choice crowd. Some believe that homosexuality is genetic in nature; for the sake of this argument let’s assume it is. Suppose that at some point a test would b… --- ## [Poll: Approximately how old are you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-approximately-how-old-are-you/208663)
**Author:** [@electric\_sheep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/electric_sheep)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2003, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-approximately-how-old-are-you/208663 "2003-10-29T07:01:44Z")
…version 6141241, I bet. Unfortunately, I believe “old” and “age” are under the search string length limit. Choices: a) 0-15 b) 16-22 c) 23-30 d) 31-40 e) 41-50 f) 50+ B for me. The crowd here seems to be absolut… --- ## [Supreme Court decision re: Campaign Finance Laws](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supreme-court-decision-re-campaign-finance-laws/525883)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2010, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supreme-court-decision-re-campaign-finance-laws/525883 "2010-01-22T22:25:53Z")
I’m sure this is a simplistic analysis and I’m missing something, but the decision today seems to be almost the definition of an activist court decision\*: The court found a right to free speech for corporations and lab… --- ## [Why are women supposed to wash their hands after urination?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-women-supposed-to-wash-their-hands-after-urination/64694)
**Author:** [@Tatjana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tatjana)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2003, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-women-supposed-to-wash-their-hands-after-urination/64694 "2003-06-24T22:24:09Z")
Here, Cecil says that men should wash their hands after was touching “Mister P.” Why are men supposed to wash their hands after urination? He never addresses whether this applies to women. As a woman, I don’t touch my pr… --- ## [Dennis Hopper dies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dennis-hopper-dies/541207)
**Author:** [@sleestak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleestak)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2010, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dennis-hopper-dies/541207 "2010-05-31T02:25:26Z")
Link. Just ran across that article. What a bummer, I liked his work quite a bit. Slee --- ## [Damn atheists during Christmas time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-atheists-during-christmas-time/46995)
**Author:** [@Crunchy\_Frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crunchy_Frog)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2000, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-atheists-during-christmas-time/46995 "2000-12-29T20:45:30Z")
Ok, look people, I understand you don’t believe in what I believe in. I respect that. This is America, you don’t have to share my faith. I don’t go to your house and try to make you read the Bible. I don’t sit you at gun… --- ## [Taxi Cab Etiquette?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taxi-cab-etiquette/577455)
**Author:** [@BTEzra04](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BTEzra04)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2011, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taxi-cab-etiquette/577455 "2011-04-10T05:01:41Z")
So, I’ll be riding in a taxi for the first time Friday morning. I’ll have just a bookbag on me, and I’ll be the only passenger. Any tips on etiquette? Should I just keep my bookbag with me, not in the trunk? Is the tip a… --- ## [An analogical examination of pro-life/pro-choice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-analogical-examination-of-pro-life-pro-choice/426160)
**Author:** [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2007, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-analogical-examination-of-pro-life-pro-choice/426160 "2007-11-19T04:41:19Z")
Disclosure: I think whatever moral issues there might be with respect to abortion are between a woman and her conscience or her God. I am ambivalent about the ethical issues, however, and can understand the gist of argum… --- ## [Is it more environmentally friendly to pee in the sink?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-more-environmentally-friendly-to-pee-in-the-sink/841591)
**Author:** [@Jim\_Peebles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_Peebles)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2019, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-more-environmentally-friendly-to-pee-in-the-sink/841591 "2019-10-20T02:55:06Z")
If you pee in the toilet, you gotta flush, or else it stinks (smelly pee sitting in a bowl). That “wastes” gallons of water, when/if you flush. (Water is everywhere, so is it really " a waste"?) But if you pee in the si… --- ## [Paid my house off - do I need a copy of the deed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paid-my-house-off-do-i-need-a-copy-of-the-deed/693166)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2014, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paid-my-house-off-do-i-need-a-copy-of-the-deed/693166 "2014-07-16T22:44:18Z")
Made the final payment in March. Lender sent notification to the county. I called the county because I have not yet received the deed in the mail. Found out they do not automatically send them out but I could request on… --- ## [First Occasional No Googling Baseball Trivia Quiz](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-occasional-no-googling-baseball-trivia-quiz/448189)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2008, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-occasional-no-googling-baseball-trivia-quiz/448189 "2008-06-05T19:19:49Z")
Baseball fans know that Ugueth Urbina was the first MLB player with the initials “UU” (actually, UUU). Where is he now? Glenallen Hill, a jouneyman outfielder with several teams in the 1990’s, suffered serious inju… --- ## [Hugh Laurie to host SNL on October 28](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hugh-laurie-to-host-snl-on-october-28/375374)
**Author:** [@Gadarene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadarene)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2006, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hugh-laurie-to-host-snl-on-october-28/375374 "2006-11-26T06:32:00Z")
If they waste his vast, vast comedic talents, I will be very sad. Then again, I’m speaking as someone who never watches SNL anymore…I’ll tune in for this episode because I love A Bit of Fry & Laurie, Jeeves and Wooster,… --- ## [Sigh. Why, Obama, why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigh-why-obama-why/481894)
**Author:** [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigh-why-obama-why/481894 "2009-01-21T18:19:17Z")
Hey almost President Obama, how you doing? I know right now as I type this you’re sitting there in the cold suffering through one of the most boring concerts imaginable, but just in case pigs fly at some point, maybe you… --- ## [Interesting/weird/amusing tombstones you have seen.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-weird-amusing-tombstones-you-have-seen/758919)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2022, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-weird-amusing-tombstones-you-have-seen/758919 "2022-06-21T12:04:38Z")
This thread has two inspirations. One is a thread on another board about “terrible tombstones” The other is several threads here asking for examples of rare or interesting items, such as cars and birds. Grave markers … --- ## [24: Season 8: Episode 11 (2:00am - 3:00am)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-8-episode-11-2-00am-3-00am/531781)
**Author:** [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2010, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-8-episode-11-2-00am-3-00am/531781 "2010-03-10T22:55:01Z")
FAQ Bauer (aka Thread Rules) 1) What can be discussed in plain text, unboxed? A: Any events in episodes, once aired on the east coast – as well as any speculation based on these already-aired events. 2) What should I … --- ## [Green Lantern poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-lantern-poll/620209)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2012, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-lantern-poll/620209 "2012-05-06T14:38:38Z")
Who do you think is the Green Lantern? --- ## [Getting electrocuted in a pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-electrocuted-in-a-pool/347181)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2006, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-electrocuted-in-a-pool/347181 "2006-03-07T23:20:34Z")
In a major movie out now (I’ll refrain from identifying it to avoid the need for spoiler boxes) someone is killed when he jumps into a pool in which one of the underwater lights has cracked. The film makes a point of sho… --- ## [When you first became a parent, did your life all of a sudden get rather cliché?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-first-became-a-parent-did-your-life-all-of-a-sudden-get-rather-cliche/596724)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2011, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-first-became-a-parent-did-your-life-all-of-a-sudden-get-rather-cliche/596724 "2011-09-22T17:15:10Z")
As some of you know I am a new parent, I’m officially a Dad. Heis the most amazing thing to happen to me, my life has completely changed since we brought him into the world last week, I feel completely different now that… --- ## [Americans in the eyes of the Japanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-in-the-eyes-of-the-japanese/541177)
**Author:** [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2010, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-in-the-eyes-of-the-japanese/541177 "2010-05-31T16:35:28Z")
I put this in GQ but perhaps it belongs in IMHO. I wasn’t entirely sure so I plopped it into GQ. A thousand pardons if that was a mistake. One day I was teasing a sake’d up Autolycus for being a weaboo (there’s still ro… --- ## [Why do Meth-user loose their teeth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-meth-user-loose-their-teeth/543744)
**Author:** [@scamartistry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scamartistry)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2010, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-meth-user-loose-their-teeth/543744 "2010-06-21T20:26:18Z")
Any good theories on this? --- ## [Strict Definition of Booger](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strict-definition-of-booger/408120)
**Author:** [@THespos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/THespos)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2007, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strict-definition-of-booger/408120 "2007-06-20T02:51:14Z")
Help settle an ongoing disagreement between my wife and me. Unless you’re easily grossed out, in which case you should bail from this thread now. My wife believes a booger is a booger. That is, a booger way up inside … --- ## [Does SIZE really matter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-size-really-matter/14304)
**Author:** [@Michael\_Masterson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_Masterson)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2001, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-size-really-matter/14304 "2001-07-02T12:25:23Z")
hi I know how to satisfy a women and i think size really does matter, so the ladies tell me ,but do ya’ll think size matters?(the big bad booty daddy is curious! :slight\_smile: I’ve heard the argument “it’s not the size … --- ## [What's the deal with various "Jesus didn't really die on the cross" theories?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-various-jesus-didnt-really-die-on-the-cross-theories/263962)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2004, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-various-jesus-didnt-really-die-on-the-cross-theories/263962 "2004-09-20T12:32:20Z")
This is a recurrent theme I’ve seen periodically over the years. It was the major plot point of the novel The Word (or rather the novel revolved around a document purporting to this). It was featured in the Preacher grap… --- ## [Make me a New Name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-me-a-new-name/455661)
**Author:** [@Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boozahol_Squid_P.I)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2008, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-me-a-new-name/455661 "2008-07-16T17:08:13Z")
All right. I’ve been here for a couple of years now, and while I still love the name ‘Diomedes’, I still feel put off in entering half of the threadsI want to, just because another Doper has the same shortening of name t… --- ## [Big Bang Theory 11/7/13](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-11-7-13/673384)
**Author:** [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2013, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-11-7-13/673384 "2013-11-13T13:08:30Z")
Didn’t see a thread, so I’m starting one. This episode was a big steamy pile of suck. Hated it. The A plot revolved around a “Sheldon’s annoying” gimmick. Total waste of guest appearances by Bob Newhart and Bill Nye. … --- ## ["AntiVirus Suite" hostageware](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antivirus-suite-hostageware/535172)
**Author:** [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2010, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antivirus-suite-hostageware/535172 "2010-04-07T02:31:07Z")
So…right before I go to bed last night, I start getting these weird security pop-ups that LOOK like Windows Security warnings. They prevent me from opening almost any programs. And I notice an unusual icon in the system … --- ## [What are your food and eating oddities?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-food-and-eating-oddities/606881)
**Author:** [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2011, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-food-and-eating-oddities/606881 "2011-12-25T00:36:30Z")
I have a problem with bland foods. After a while, I just can’t swallow them. This ranges from white bread to grilled cheese (I still can’t eat grilled cheese.) If I haven’t had a problem for a while, I can manage - I use… --- ## [So who else doesn't get Christmas bonuses from their employer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-else-doesnt-get-christmas-bonuses-from-their-employer/677208)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2013, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-else-doesnt-get-christmas-bonuses-from-their-employer/677208 "2013-12-28T04:33:02Z")
My hospital doesn’t, and hasn’t as long as I’ve been here (5 years). But hey, we’re told we should be happy because we just opened a brand-new, state-of-the-art PICU! :frowning: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1929&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1931&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)