# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1938&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:** 1939 --- ## [Why do so many cops have moustaches?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-cops-have-moustaches/94568)
**Author:** [@pezwookiee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pezwookiee)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2001, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-cops-have-moustaches/94568 "2001-11-24T03:58:36Z")
I’ve recently grown a moustache. Not entirely sure why. i think I’d like to maybe wax it and twirl it so I could look like Snidely Whiplash or Salvador Dali. Plus it’s just about the only facial hair formation I haven’t … --- ## [My dog is cuter than your dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-is-cuter-than-your-dog/501320)
**Author:** [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2009, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-is-cuter-than-your-dog/501320 "2009-06-30T22:22:42Z")
Yes, this is a challenge. Bring it. This is Mia and in the morning, I’m taking her in to get spayed. Even though she will come home missing certain biological functions, she will hold the title of the Cutest Dog on the … --- ## [US Grand Jury system](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-grand-jury-system/706496)
**Author:** [@BOOM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BOOM)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2014, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-grand-jury-system/706496 "2014-12-14T00:35:18Z")
Just listened to an interview on the BBC earlier with a law professor from, I think, Chicago. Based on what he said, the Grand Jury system sounds really antiquated and messed up - picked this up: \[ul\] \[li\]A Grand Jury… --- ## [Titanium hammock hooks? Can it be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/titanium-hammock-hooks-can-it-be/693926)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2014, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/titanium-hammock-hooks-can-it-be/693926 "2014-07-30T03:46:18Z")
Yesterday at a yard sale I came across a pile of lag style hammock hooks. At least that’s what they appear to be. They are formed (as opposed to cast) eye bolts with an S hook through the eye. The S hook has been closed … --- ## [Killing for sport? Give me a break.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/killing-for-sport-give-me-a-break/138367)
**Author:** [@wfq1513](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wfq1513)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2002, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/killing-for-sport-give-me-a-break/138367 "2002-11-26T23:52:01Z")
Let me preface this by stating that I am not an animal rights activist–I wear leather and love a juicy steak. But killing for fun? That I don’t understand. I was flipping through the tv channels and happened upon some… --- ## [The Ethics of Lawsuits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ethics-of-lawsuits/5550)
**Author:** [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2000, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ethics-of-lawsuits/5550 "2000-04-02T22:56:00Z")
From the parallel thread: Unbelievable. Can you imagine, if this were a society based on ethical principle, how ridiculous you would sound if you proposed a system that would create untold thousands of new laws and re… --- ## [U.S. Government: "U.S. Citizen 'Enemy Combatants' Have No Legal Rights.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-government-u-s-citizen-enemy-combatants-have-no-legal-rights/115153)
**Author:** [@Truth\_Seeker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Truth_Seeker)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2003, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-government-u-s-citizen-enemy-combatants-have-no-legal-rights/115153 "2003-11-11T13:02:09Z")
The U.S. Government filed a brief arguing that any person designated an “enemy combatant” by the government has no legal right to legal representation and can be held indefinitely without a hearing and without charges, e… --- ## [SDMB Style Tweaker/Fixer (Userscript)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-style-tweaker-fixer-userscript/795704)
**Author:** [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2017, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-style-tweaker-fixer-userscript/795704 "2017-09-29T23:22:26Z")
As per CrazyHorse’s suggestion, I tried my hand at fixing the issues I saw in the redesign with a Userscript. Just going back to the old button didn’t seem to work, so I just tried to fix what I noticed. It was to be pre… --- ## [What are the closing lines to this childhood taunt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-closing-lines-to-this-childhood-taunt/166368)
**Author:** [@Hermann\_Cheruscan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermann_Cheruscan)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2024, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-closing-lines-to-this-childhood-taunt/166368 "2024-02-12T00:07:15Z")
There was an insult I remember from childhood that was sort of a ditty. It went something like this: \_\_\_\_ is a friend of mine He will do you anytime, For a nickel or a dime Twenty cents for overtime And then there … --- ## [Who is the world's greatest living physicist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-worlds-greatest-living-physicist/256373)
**Author:** [@tim314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim314)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2004, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-worlds-greatest-living-physicist/256373 "2004-07-30T00:05:45Z")
I mean in terms of their whole career, not the work they’re doing currently. If you can’t pick one, feel free to give me a top three. --- ## [Disney Movies with Subliminal Messages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-movies-with-subliminal-messages/377587)
**Author:** [@MamaBear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MamaBear)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2006, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-movies-with-subliminal-messages/377587 "2006-10-25T06:02:02Z")
Hello, My daughter, who is a college student in California, was invited to a party where they planned to watch The Little Mermaid on a bigscreen (film projector). It was college guys who invited her. This seems real… --- ## [The physics of Knight Rider](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-physics-of-knight-rider/25351)
**Author:** [@dietrologia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dietrologia)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2000, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-physics-of-knight-rider/25351 "2000-07-20T00:44:55Z")
On numerous occassions while watching “Knight Rider,” Kitt (driven by Michael Knight) would shadow a tractor-trailor on the highway, a ramp would extend from the trailor, and Kitt would drive up and into it. My question… --- ## [Bryan Ekers, why are you ignorant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bryan-ekers-why-are-you-ignorant/270753)
**Author:** [@SnakeSpirit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SnakeSpirit)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2004, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bryan-ekers-why-are-you-ignorant/270753 "2004-10-26T22:00:52Z")
Bryan Ekers, for five days I have been asking tyou to support your contention that: ‘Suggestion can have no effect on PSI performance.’ You have avoided this question every which way, but failed to answer it. You fuck… --- ## [Would someone walk me through the sequence of events re getting a new cell phone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-someone-walk-me-through-the-sequence-of-events-re-getting-a-new-cell-phone/704542)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2014, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-someone-walk-me-through-the-sequence-of-events-re-getting-a-new-cell-phone/704542 "2014-11-17T17:43:13Z")
The desired objectives: I wind up with a new cell phone, a BlackBerry Q10 (this will be my fourth BlackBerry–I like them–not interested in another brand). I wind up with a new carrier, AT&T. I"m currently with Sprint a… --- ## [Secret recipes you'd like to know?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-recipes-youd-like-to-know/633122)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2012, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-recipes-youd-like-to-know/633122 "2012-09-27T00:16:28Z")
In Trinidad there are street vendors that sell an oyster drink I love, they are mostly out after dark though because the drink is not a food per se but an aphrodisiac. It was kinda funny when I realized most customers we… --- ## [Deconstruction of Christianity - took 30 years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deconstruction-of-christianity-took-30-years/985404)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2023, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deconstruction-of-christianity-took-30-years/985404 "2023-06-17T00:29:54Z")
This is a true “miscellaneous/personal stuff to share,” nothing important, just venting and a heart-dump. I’m sure there are many other Dopers who went the same path, nothing unique: It took me 30 years (embarrassing ho… --- ## [Should I contribute to my 401K?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-contribute-to-my-401k/728644)
**Author:** [@Mr.Nylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Nylock)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2015, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-contribute-to-my-401k/728644 "2015-08-27T17:15:57Z")
I have never contributed to a 401 K before - but that option exists where I work now. From what I know, 401K’s can be pretty good or they can be so poorly managed that you stand a chance of losing whatever you put in. … --- ## [Best Norman Lear sitcom](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-norman-lear-sitcom/697556)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2014, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-norman-lear-sitcom/697556 "2014-09-08T20:05:08Z")
With the news “One Day at a Time” will return to TV via the retro channel Antenna TV, I thought it was a good time to check out all the Norman Lear sitcoms of the seventies. What was the best? What has held up and what… --- ## [Don't Be A Glasshole !!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-be-a-glasshole/686214)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2014, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-be-a-glasshole/686214 "2014-04-21T02:34:26Z")
A kind of rant. Not for nothing, but I do understand that my EZ-Pass coupled with my Smartphone and use of an Amex Card means that everything I do except for defecating is documented, tracked and recorded. I don’t care.… --- ## [The cheesiest song ever and yet it was a hit twice. What does it mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cheesiest-song-ever-and-yet-it-was-a-hit-twice-what-does-it-mean/439664)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2008, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cheesiest-song-ever-and-yet-it-was-a-hit-twice-what-does-it-mean/439664 "2008-03-05T19:28:45Z")
McAuthur’s Park. Is it about a park in the rain? A Martha Stewart disaster? Please 'splain it to me. --- ## [CPU at 100% - Why??!!??!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cpu-at-100-why/555373)
**Author:** [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2010, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cpu-at-100-why/555373 "2010-10-25T05:10:10Z")
I turn on my computer, bring up Firefox, and only Firefox, and my CPU usage immediately shoots up to 100%. It then varies from around 70% up to 100%. This is a Vista machine, bought in 2007. In Task Manager, Resource … --- ## [Illnesses only Americans seem to have/get.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illnesses-only-americans-seem-to-have-get/429591)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2007, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illnesses-only-americans-seem-to-have-get/429591 "2007-12-15T00:18:34Z")
I’m sure some of these are just called something different in Ireland and Britain but how come so many Americans get mono, acid-reflux and why are there adverts for Social Anxiety Disorder medication constantly on the te… --- ## [why does it feel so good to clean your ears](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-it-feel-so-good-to-clean-your-ears/397138)
**Author:** [@stefanieh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stefanieh)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2007, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-it-feel-so-good-to-clean-your-ears/397138 "2007-03-23T10:48:39Z")
Well, I guess you don’t have to technically be all up in there with a Q-tip, you could use a bobbypin or something…anyway…why does it feel so good to stick stuff inside your ears? --- ## [What if Iraq had invaded Saudi Arabia in 1990?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-iraq-had-invaded-saudi-arabia-in-1990/547074)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2010, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-iraq-had-invaded-saudi-arabia-in-1990/547074 "2010-07-23T17:16:38Z")
Back in 1990, Iraq was making claims against both Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. Then they invaded and occupied Kuwait. My personal opinion is that Saddam’s claims and threats against Saudi Arabia were mostly for diplomatic p… --- ## [Old Law and Order Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-law-and-order-question/495415)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2009, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-law-and-order-question/495415 "2009-05-06T17:49:17Z")
I only got to see the Lenny Briscoe episodes in reruns. They had a continuing story arc where Lenny’s daughter got killed by her drug dealer. Then there was a suspect who offered to kill the drug dealer if Lenny got ri… --- ## ["Japan was willing to surrender throughout all of 1945, but only with the gurantee their Emperor would remain"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japan-was-willing-to-surrender-throughout-all-of-1945-but-only-with-the-gurantee-their-emperor-would-remain/956267)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2022, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japan-was-willing-to-surrender-throughout-all-of-1945-but-only-with-the-gurantee-their-emperor-would-remain/956267 "2022-01-09T08:12:34Z")
I’ve head the above statement at various points in my life (including from my College History Professor) but it’s also one of those things I can’t find any attribution for. It’s generally used as part of the “Anti-Atomic… --- ## [For Single Straight Men Only-- If Two Average Women in a bar...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-single-straight-men-only-if-two-average-women-in-a-bar/534621)
**Author:** [@Quint](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quint)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2010, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-single-straight-men-only-if-two-average-women-in-a-bar/534621 "2010-04-09T22:26:46Z")
…walked up to you and asked you to come home for a threesome, would you? After finding this thread I wondered if the responses would be different if you doubled the bait… So single straight guys, the question is–if two… --- ## [Discussion regarding Democrats forcing a shutdown over ICE overreach (2026 ICE shootings)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-regarding-democrats-forcing-a-shutdown-over-ice-overreach-2026-ice-shootings/1027058)
**Author:** [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Replies:** 184\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2026, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-regarding-democrats-forcing-a-shutdown-over-ice-overreach-2026-ice-shootings/1027058 "2026-05-01T03:24:39Z")
Continuing the discussion from The ICE shootings in Minneapolis (1/7/2026): I mentioned that I supported this in the above thread, but am spinning it off as to not hijack the parent. In short - ICE actions in MN have b… --- ## [When did you first hear of croissants?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-you-first-hear-of-croissants/588064)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2011, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-you-first-hear-of-croissants/588064 "2011-07-10T22:54:41Z")
And when did you first have one, and where were you living at the time? --- ## [Sanders supporters: how do you think a President Sanders would get things done?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sanders-supporters-how-do-you-think-a-president-sanders-would-get-things-done/736601)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2015, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sanders-supporters-how-do-you-think-a-president-sanders-would-get-things-done/736601 "2015-11-29T19:53:14Z")
This is something I’ve been curious about for a while, and I mean my question literally: “how” as in “what processes and strategies will he take to enact his agenda?” Because one of my main nagging instincts about Sande… --- ## [Week 5 Fantasy Football Discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-5-fantasy-football-discussion/556105)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2010, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-5-fantasy-football-discussion/556105 "2010-10-10T16:54:55Z")
My team for next week looks awesome. I got my KC guys back and none of my main stars are on byes. However, I’ve got these guys on my radar: Ryan Torain (Was) Mike Tolbert (SD) Rickey Williams (Mia) All three of the … --- ## [Does anyone take Tucker Carlson seriously?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-take-tucker-carlson-seriously/336981)
**Author:** [@Critical\_Mass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Critical_Mass)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2006, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-take-tucker-carlson-seriously/336981 "2006-01-02T03:51:15Z")
Tucker Carlson, in one segment on MSNBC , said some curious things about Canada. Amongst other things, he said: I’m not looking to debate or pit what he said. I don’t think that many on this board are going to endorse… --- ## [Have you heard the term "cruising" (referring to young kids)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-heard-the-term-cruising-referring-to-young-kids/710429)
**Author:** [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2015, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-heard-the-term-cruising-referring-to-young-kids/710429 "2015-02-03T23:21:55Z")
A British\* friend of mine wrote in her blog that her young son enjoys “cruising.” I asked her what that meant, and she explained that it meant walking along while holding onto furniture. I have tried googling “cruising … --- ## [Question about the ST Prime Directive](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-st-prime-directive/680537)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2014, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-st-prime-directive/680537 "2014-02-07T16:56:46Z")
Starfleet’s Prime Directive forbids interference with the development of intelligent species more technologically/scientifically primitive than the Federation member races, and (I presume) within Federation space or out… --- ## [Bailed-out Wells Fargo plans Las Vegas junket](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bailed-out-wells-fargo-plans-las-vegas-junket/484320)
**Author:** [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2009, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bailed-out-wells-fargo-plans-las-vegas-junket/484320 "2009-02-06T16:07:58Z")
Bailed-out Wells Fargo plans Las Vegas junket Company spokesperson says event is part of the bank’s culture WASHINGTON - Wells Fargo & Co., which received $25 billion in taxpayer bailout money, is planning a series of … --- ## [Funny, you don't look Bluish . . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-you-dont-look-bluish/581624)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2011, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-you-dont-look-bluish/581624 "2011-05-20T22:22:14Z")
Or do you? Suppose you drank a significant amount of non-toxic blue dye. Obviously, some of it would pass through your body and out through your urine and feces. And some of it would be absorbed by your body. Would you… --- ## [College Football 2013 Week 3](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-2013-week-3/668803)
**Author:** [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2013, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-2013-week-3/668803 "2013-09-18T23:37:27Z")
The “must see” game of the week is Alabama @ Texas A&M. As I’ve mentioned elsewhere, I expect Bama to get revenge for last year’s loss. Saban has had two weeks to game plan this one, and he’s dangerous when he has that… --- ## [Your favorite Star Wars film](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-star-wars-film/593349)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2011, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-star-wars-film/593349 "2011-08-21T23:37:59Z")
of the 6 in the saga? I’m including all 6 though I’m sure that the votes are all going to be concentrated on the last three. --- ## [Favorite Youtube Sports Highlghts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-youtube-sports-highlghts/474797)
**Author:** [@Frustrated\_Wonderer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frustrated_Wonderer)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2008, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-youtube-sports-highlghts/474797 "2008-12-21T20:59:25Z")
Youtube is really cool. I like it especially for some of the sports highlights that can be found there. Here are two awesome \*\*Tennis \*\*points: Federer vs. Hewitt Rally: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tZhQi8aDcg Nada… --- ## [Out of control biting dog - advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/out-of-control-biting-dog-advice/786537)
**Author:** [@LadyMondegreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LadyMondegreen)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2018, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/out-of-control-biting-dog-advice/786537 "2018-09-26T17:47:36Z")
Hi everyone, I’m a complete newbie here - a friend who is forum regular recommended this site to me because I’d told her I was at my wit’s end with my dog, Ruskin. He’s a seven month old male English cocker spaniel (unn… --- ## [Where do you buy good belts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-buy-good-belts/596508)
**Author:** [@boytyperanma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boytyperanma)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2011, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-buy-good-belts/596508 "2011-09-21T22:01:44Z")
The type to keep your pants up. I’ve once again gone through my work belts and am moving into my dress belts. I always procrastinate getting a new one because I find it difficult to find reasonably priced ones that don’… --- ## [Guess the meaning of this vanity plate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-meaning-of-this-vanity-plate/735224)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2015, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-meaning-of-this-vanity-plate/735224 "2015-10-29T18:45:12Z")
R88888P What do you think? I do not know what the owner had in mind so there is no answer at the back of the book. But after I collect your opinions I’ll explain why I’m asking. --- ## [Naked swimming question for the Olympics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naked-swimming-question-for-the-olympics/762284)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2016, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naked-swimming-question-for-the-olympics/762284 "2016-08-11T00:31:07Z")
First, let me say I’m not doing this to be dirty. When watching the olympic swimming its interesting the special swim suits they wear which I guess reduce drag. Here is my question. Lets just suppose, all the swimmers … --- ## [Some people seem to be confused by "Rogue One"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-people-seem-to-be-confused-by-rogue-one/773470)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2016, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-people-seem-to-be-confused-by-rogue-one/773470 "2016-12-04T04:22:13Z")
Something I have seen recently, especially during the holidays when I have been catching up with friends and family, that has kind of surprised me but probably shouldn’t have in hindsight is a lot of people are confused … --- ## [People who ride their bikes in traffic, pulling baby-carriers - dangerous?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-ride-their-bikes-in-traffic-pulling-baby-carriers-dangerous/488978)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2009, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-ride-their-bikes-in-traffic-pulling-baby-carriers-dangerous/488978 "2009-03-12T03:03:35Z")
Is it just my imagination or is this an unnecessarily risky thing to do? I see it ALL the time, now that the weather is starting to get warm. Why would somebody want to expose their little baby to this kind of danger? On… --- ## [Quantum entanglement question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quantum-entanglement-question/486688)
**Author:** [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2009, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quantum-entanglement-question/486688 "2009-02-22T02:46:43Z")
For a few years now we’ve been hearing a lot about quantum computers and quantum entanglement and “spooky action at a distance” wherein lay members of the public, like myself are told that a particle that is here can be … --- ## [Morgan Freeman accused of sexual harassment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morgan-freeman-accused-of-sexual-harassment/814734)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2018, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morgan-freeman-accused-of-sexual-harassment/814734 "2018-05-27T13:14:35Z")
aka… Morgan Freeman. --- ## [Kid problem – wanna hear it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kid-problem-wanna-hear-it/565092)
**Author:** [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2010, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kid-problem-wanna-hear-it/565092 "2010-12-29T23:19:10Z")
So, I went into my fourteen year old son’s room yesterday afternoon and he hastily chucked something into the closet and tried to act natural. I went into the closet and pulled out an iPad. When I asked him about it, h… --- ## [Is chiropractic for real or just quackery?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-chiropractic-for-real-or-just-quackery/454449)
**Author:** [@SeanArenas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeanArenas)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2008, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-chiropractic-for-real-or-just-quackery/454449 "2008-09-10T06:47:34Z")
Regarding this article: Is chiropractic for real or just quackery? Anecdotes follow. In 1988 I injured my back - I didn’t know how to lift things properly at the time, and had a 3-day project where I screwed my back u… --- ## [If you frequently ask someone to give you a ride, what do/should you do in return?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-frequently-ask-someone-to-give-you-a-ride-what-do-should-you-do-in-return/989249)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2023, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-frequently-ask-someone-to-give-you-a-ride-what-do-should-you-do-in-return/989249 "2023-09-04T12:24:56Z")
If you were in a position where you had to ask someone to give you a ride to fairly frequently, like pretty much at least once a week, what would you feel like you should do in return? Like, offer gas money? Or help i… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1937&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1939&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)