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**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2009, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-celebrity-military-rumors/492112 "2009-04-08T03:06:04Z")
There have been several celebrities that have false rumors about their military service. Mister Rogers was not a sniper or a SEAL. Captain Kangaroo was a Marine but was too young to get into WWII so was not a war hero. … --- ## [I'm a Mac user who feels like she's done with the iPhone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-mac-user-who-feels-like-shes-done-with-the-iphone/670782)
**Author:** [@xanthous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xanthous)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2013, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-mac-user-who-feels-like-shes-done-with-the-iphone/670782 "2013-10-11T04:28:26Z")
I’m really hating the new OS. I’ve checked it out on other people’s iPhones, but have yet to (and really don’t want to) install it on my iPhone 5. But I use a desktop mac at home and I’m not sure how it would truly affe… --- ## [Secure ends of metal rod](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secure-ends-of-metal-rod/686628)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2014, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secure-ends-of-metal-rod/686628 "2014-04-22T12:29:21Z")
I bought a reel mower yesterday (we have a very small amount of grass to mow). Anyway, there’s a roller on the back that acts as support and height adjustment (image). That roller was attached to the main assembly with… --- ## [DSL blocked by Direct TV?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dsl-blocked-by-direct-tv/553010)
**Author:** [@rbroome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rbroome)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2010, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dsl-blocked-by-direct-tv/553010 "2010-09-11T12:26:02Z")
In the US. My daughter just moved into an apartment where the only TV service is Direct TV. She didn’t mind because she isn’t interested in TV. However, when she went to sign up for Internet access AT&T sold her a DSL a… --- ## [People That Are So Self Absorbed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-that-are-so-self-absorbed/709957)
**Author:** [@vomit\_comet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vomit_comet)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2015, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-that-are-so-self-absorbed/709957 "2015-01-20T19:06:51Z")
Not intending for this to go in any direction in particular, just sharing an experience and wondered how many others have had similar experiences with the ‘youngen’s’. So, in the office one day we somehow got onto the t… --- ## [Estate question: What happens if the executor ignores the will?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/estate-question-what-happens-if-the-executor-ignores-the-will/638851)
**Author:** [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2013, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/estate-question-what-happens-if-the-executor-ignores-the-will/638851 "2013-06-02T17:36:41Z")
Inspired by a number of recent estate-related topics, I’m wondering this question: Are there any safeguards in the probate system to prevent the executor from unilaterally ignoring the terms of the will, if none of the … --- ## [SDMB is so hostile these days (not just the pit)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-is-so-hostile-these-days-not-just-the-pit/235005)
**Author:** [@ThatGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThatGuy)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2004, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-is-so-hostile-these-days-not-just-the-pit/235005 "2004-03-19T19:33:04Z")
Lately my enjoyment of these forums has been severely hindered by how rude certain people are. So many intellectuals just get arrogant and pompous, how do you learn that way? what benifit do you get from putting down oth… --- ## [Poll: How do YOU cook a turkey?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-do-you-cook-a-turkey/473286)
**Author:** [@Fritz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fritz)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2008, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-do-you-cook-a-turkey/473286 "2008-11-22T21:47:46Z")
I’ve been cooking my turkey the same way for years - in an oven bag, the turkey and bag stuffed with celery, carrots, onions, etc. (no stuffing) according to the directions on the turkey’s packaging wrt temp and time. T… --- ## [What's the REAL reason the Cubs haven't won the World Series in so long?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-real-reason-the-cubs-havent-won-the-world-series-in-so-long/625072)
**Author:** [@ScatteredFrog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ScatteredFrog)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2012, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-real-reason-the-cubs-havent-won-the-world-series-in-so-long/625072 "2012-06-18T23:16:02Z")
Curse? I don’t believe it. Even if I WERE to believe it, the original curser allegedly lifted the curse long ago. Plus, the Cubs sucked long before the Billy Goat curse ever happened. And you can’t blame Wrigley Field ei… --- ## [Help me build a list of scientists/drs that have been proven to be liars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-build-a-list-of-scientists-drs-that-have-been-proven-to-be-liars/664798)
**Author:** [@madrabbitwoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madrabbitwoman)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2013, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-build-a-list-of-scientists-drs-that-have-been-proven-to-be-liars/664798 "2013-08-04T18:21:27Z")
As the title states anyone in a scientific field will do (ie doctors etc) - lying, dishonesty or proven to have done major unethical stuff. Just because I am curious. And to get this one over and done with \*\*Andrew Wake… --- ## [When Deer Take A Stand](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-deer-take-a-stand/143351)
**Author:** [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2002, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-deer-take-a-stand/143351 "2002-12-18T17:46:21Z")
This past weekend was my one annual trip away from the family and out with the guys to the wilds of the Hill Country, where for three days we can pick, grunt, drink and scratch whatever and whenever we please. It is con… --- ## [How do you talk to your kids about race?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-talk-to-your-kids-about-race/540011)
**Author:** [@BetsQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BetsQ)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2010, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-talk-to-your-kids-about-race/540011 "2010-05-21T15:28:24Z")
The recent story on cnnhas been a good reminder of the necessity of talking to kids about race (especially in the U.S. context, but I assume elsewhere as well). How do you talk with your kids (hypothetical or not) about … --- ## [Advice sought on computer upgrade](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-sought-on-computer-upgrade/730249)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2015, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-sought-on-computer-upgrade/730249 "2015-11-11T21:42:20Z")
I’m thinking of upgrading my GPU and possibly my hard drive. I’d like to be able to play Fallout 4 maxed out in 1080 60Hz and possibly do some fast 3D rendering and animation with Blender. Here is my system: Windows 7 … --- ## [What's the deal with Amy Winehouse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-amy-winehouse/433743)
**Author:** [@missbunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missbunny)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2008, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-amy-winehouse/433743 "2008-01-20T08:44:35Z")
After hearing repeated references to “Rehab” and wondering what the big fuss about it and her was, I got that CD and … um what’s so great about her? Her voice is kinda meh, there’s nothing especially interesting or prof… --- ## [I can stump you!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-stump-you/63986)
**Author:** [@sdimbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sdimbert)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2001, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-stump-you/63986 "2001-05-21T00:24:28Z")
How about a thread full of really difficult trivia questions? And, not just trivia, but original trivia! To get us started, here’s mine: \*\*What is the significance of the following? IV65536\*\* --- ## [10 min trip takes 12 hours?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-min-trip-takes-12-hours/645357)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2012, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-min-trip-takes-12-hours/645357 "2012-12-30T21:19:56Z")
Just saw a story on the news. An elderly couple set out for a 10 minute trip across town to their daughter’s house, but made a wrong turn. 12 hours later, they are found 400 miles away. WTF? How the hell does that happ… --- ## [Am I nuts to give kids responsibility?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-nuts-to-give-kids-responsibility/546112)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2010, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-nuts-to-give-kids-responsibility/546112 "2010-07-15T22:14:19Z")
I’m picking up Little Palo (LP) from camp and all the other boys in his group, but not him, have obviously just finished swimming: they are wet and in their swim suits. I talk briefly to LP and he says he forgot to put … --- ## [Who Are The People In Your Neighborhood (Hospital)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-the-people-in-your-neighborhood-hospital/697021)
**Author:** [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2014, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-the-people-in-your-neighborhood-hospital/697021 "2014-09-05T17:40:21Z")
As promisedin this thread, I’ve made a list of people a patient may run into in the hospital. Edits/changes/additions welcome. This is very first-drafty. Nurses: Triage Nurse: The triage nurse is trained to quickly ass… --- ## [Good first person shooters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-first-person-shooters/601891)
**Author:** [@Dog80](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dog80)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2012, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-first-person-shooters/601891 "2012-07-20T15:48:35Z")
I started playing Rage a couple of days ago and I hate it already. What I hate most about it is that each enemy needs half a magazine to go down. And it doesn’t matter if you manage a headshot, the enemy won’t even flinc… --- ## [(poposed) UK smoking ban (in pubs/restaurants)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poposed-uk-smoking-ban-in-pubs-restaurants/278664)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2004, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poposed-uk-smoking-ban-in-pubs-restaurants/278664 "2004-12-13T16:12:17Z")
Background (general): The UK government proposes to ban smoking in pubs that serve food and in restaurants. I had a bit of an argument (good-natured, naturally) tonight with my wife and my dad; His position (lifelong … --- ## [My run-in with a street evangelist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-run-in-with-a-street-evangelist/205149)
**Author:** [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2003, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-run-in-with-a-street-evangelist/205149 "2003-10-14T00:14:45Z")
I was trying to have a meeting just now, and there’s somebody outside in the street with a megaphone. I could hear him, but not what he was saying: “Waaa waa wa wara wa warraa waa waaar. Waa! Wra warawarawarr waraaa! Wr… --- ## [The Big Bang Theory 12/13--The Santa Simulation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-12-13-the-santa-simulation/643961)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2012, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-12-13-the-santa-simulation/643961 "2012-12-16T00:21:42Z")
The guys plan to play Dungeons and Dragons without the girls, who show up dressed sexily for a girls’ night out and Raj goes with them to the nightclub. --- ## [Why were there so few wounded in the CT school shooting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-there-so-few-wounded-in-the-ct-school-shooting/644187)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2012, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-there-so-few-wounded-in-the-ct-school-shooting/644187 "2012-12-18T01:14:58Z")
Normally, in mass shootings of this type, the number of wounded is substantial, often even greater than the number of dead. For instance: at Columbine 12 were killed and 21 injured; at Virginia Tech it was 32 killed, 17… --- ## [Home inheritence question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-inheritence-question/707564)
**Author:** [@Henryunderborn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Henryunderborn)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2014, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-inheritence-question/707564 "2014-12-23T02:07:03Z")
If my parents left me their house when they died, with a mortgage still on the house, and I have been found to have unsatisfactory credit, where I can’t get my own mortgage; what sort of complications / restrictions woul… --- ## [Empire State Building question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/empire-state-building-question/836203)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2025, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/empire-state-building-question/836203 "2025-11-18T00:57:06Z")
This photo claims to be taken in 1941. Has it been altered or doctored in any way? I don’t necessarily think it has been but it seems strange that it’s almost one lone tall building with no other skyscrapers around. I g… --- ## [Ebonics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebonics/649365)
**Author:** [@orthohedron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/orthohedron)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2013, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebonics/649365 "2013-02-06T06:26:19Z")
I’m not sure if I’m beating a dead horse or not, but above I’ve posted a link to an article on Wikipedia about AAVE, African American Vernacular English also known as Ebonics. I am a black person, and I know a lot of o… --- ## [Suggestions for ways to pick a new Pope](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-ways-to-pick-a-new-pope/649970)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2013, 9:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-ways-to-pick-a-new-pope/649970 "2013-02-17T09:02:27Z")
The College of Cardinals and the color coded smoke was impressive in its time but the church needs to modernize. How would you pick the new Pope? Some suggestions: The Vatican Bakery bakes millions and millions of waf… --- ## [Where do so many last names come from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-so-many-last-names-come-from/308722)
**Author:** [@bobk2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobk2)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2005, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-so-many-last-names-come-from/308722 "2005-06-20T16:16:51Z")
I probably haven’t thought this out in sufficient detail, but here goes… How did we end up with so many last names? At least for most Europeans, everyone takes the last name of one of their parents. If that were consist… --- ## [Driving a retired police cruiser](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-a-retired-police-cruiser/709850)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2015, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-a-retired-police-cruiser/709850 "2015-06-01T04:08:00Z")
Inspired by this resurrected zombie thread, is it true in your area of the country as well, that a large number or retired police cars are sold to wanna-be cops? Seems like these things are driven by a good many securit… --- ## [Perforated nightgown - historically common or UL?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perforated-nightgown-historically-common-or-ul/467815)
**Author:** [@cwthree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cwthree)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2008, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perforated-nightgown-historically-common-or-ul/467815 "2008-10-17T16:36:44Z")
I’ve been packing up some of my books, reading or re-reading passages at random as I go. I came across this in A Change of Skin by Carlos Fuentes: “Do you know that Javier’s grandmother used to sleep in a nightgown down… --- ## [Friend wants to be a prostitute.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friend-wants-to-be-a-prostitute/19261)
**Author:** [@A\_girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_girl)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2000, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friend-wants-to-be-a-prostitute/19261 "2000-05-15T23:15:16Z")
My never-a-dull-moment friend has now decided she wants to be a prostitute. Not the street walking kind I guess, but the “business man in the apt” kind. It took me about a half hour to realize she’s serious! She says, “I… --- ## [Why America's Prep Schools Aren't Following Arne Duncan's Public School Education Reforms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-americas-prep-schools-arent-following-arne-duncans-public-school-education-reforms/649242)
**Author:** [@BigAppleBucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigAppleBucky)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2013, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-americas-prep-schools-arent-following-arne-duncans-public-school-education-reforms/649242 "2013-02-06T02:39:25Z")
Why America’s Prep Schools Aren’t Following Arne Duncan’s Public School Education Reforms The basic premise of this piece is that if school “reforms” are so great, why aren’t the rich using them? Debate topic: What … --- ## [Winning system in Roulette](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winning-system-in-roulette/248122)
**Author:** [@rookie523](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rookie523)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2004, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winning-system-in-roulette/248122 "2004-06-05T11:57:54Z")
My friend came up with a system that sounds like it works. Basically his system is for roulette or anything gambling game with a close to 50-50 odds of winning. Basically for Roulette one would bet for either black or … --- ## ["24" Season 2, Episode 13 - 8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. (SPOILERS)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-2-episode-13-8-00-p-m-9-00-p-m-spoilers/155790)
**Author:** [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2003, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-2-episode-13-8-00-p-m-9-00-p-m-spoilers/155790 "2003-02-22T02:28:54Z")
24, Season 2 Episode 13 8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Spoilers ahead! Previous episodes discussed: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 This thread is presented as a service of the 24 Club. It’s all downhill from here. --- ## [Your Unusual Talent/Gift](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-unusual-talent-gift/22490)
**Author:** [@Mr.Cynical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Cynical)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2000, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-unusual-talent-gift/22490 "2000-06-27T13:06:09Z")
From what I’ve seen, prety much everyone has something that they can do better than anyone they know. For me, it’s Boolean equations. I came across them in Air Force technical school. I could do them forward, backward, a… --- ## [The People On Jerry Springer... Real, or DePaul University Acting Students?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-people-on-jerry-springer-real-or-depaul-university-acting-students/182235)
**Author:** [@Arfur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arfur)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2003, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-people-on-jerry-springer-real-or-depaul-university-acting-students/182235 "2003-06-18T07:31:38Z")
The title just about says it all. About 10 years ago I had some friends from DePaul who got on the show. How many of these nutcases do you think are real? Would you “Act” in order to get a free hotel room, and a lim… --- ## [have you ever met someone that made you regret being in a relationship?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-met-someone-that-made-you-regret-being-in-a-relationship/433146)
**Author:** [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2008, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-met-someone-that-made-you-regret-being-in-a-relationship/433146 "2008-01-16T05:47:11Z")
I was clicking through the xkcd comics when I came across this: and it made me wonder how often it happens in real life. How common is it for people to commit to someone else (not necessarily marriage), believing it t… --- ## [Are there any Campbells canned soups that don't suck?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-campbells-canned-soups-that-dont-suck/274325)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2004, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-campbells-canned-soups-that-dont-suck/274325 "2004-11-20T00:24:07Z")
Because I haven’t found one yet. They’re all sweet, or salty, or starchy and just bleah… and yet they’re a national brand. How can they be so successful with such a mediocre product? --- ## [Amazing Race 7: Starts 3/1!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-race-7-starts-3-1/292348)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2005, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-race-7-starts-3-1/292348 "2005-03-04T12:48:50Z")
Just a heads up! Adjust your schedules, program your Tivos, get ready because the new season of the best reality show on TV is starting again! (Please let last season be an aberration) I am fascinated by the fact that t… --- ## [Kiss My Ass, Sleeps With Butterflies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kiss-my-ass-sleeps-with-butterflies/454372)
**Author:** [@Jodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jodi)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2008, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kiss-my-ass-sleeps-with-butterflies/454372 "2008-06-28T17:39:57Z")
This should be short and sweet, but here’s a cite for anyone who cares. This is what I’m responding to: Except that I’m not allowed to call you a dick in IMHO, although I am here, so let me be explicit: When you call… --- ## [In which I sleep with my subordinate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-sleep-with-my-subordinate/394882)
**Author:** [@araminty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/araminty)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2007, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-sleep-with-my-subordinate/394882 "2007-03-13T16:51:54Z")
So. A colleague was having birthday drinks on Monday night, at quite a fancy wine bar. Since she’s new to town and doesn’t know many people, I rung around to invite some of my staff, including Tom, a casual staff membe… --- ## [And the most useless officer in the entire British Army is....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-most-useless-officer-in-the-entire-british-army-is/392840)
**Author:** [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2007, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-most-useless-officer-in-the-entire-british-army-is/392840 "2007-02-21T19:00:52Z")
His Royal Highness Prince Dumbass, who is going to “deploy” to Iraq any day now. And by “deploy,” I mean “travel there with bodyguards after a security team has wasted tons of British money making sure it’s safe and that… --- ## [The career path of a container ship captain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-career-path-of-a-container-ship-captain/705164)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2014, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-career-path-of-a-container-ship-captain/705164 "2014-11-22T09:28:21Z")
Recently watched Captain Phillips, which got me to wondering: how does one go about becoming the captain of a massive ocean-going vessel? --- ## [VERY TMI, in fact deliberately gross: What's the biggest poop you've ever had?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-tmi-in-fact-deliberately-gross-whats-the-biggest-poop-youve-ever-had/470569)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2008, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-tmi-in-fact-deliberately-gross-whats-the-biggest-poop-youve-ever-had/470569 "2008-11-04T07:43:35Z")
Last week I was on my way to a customer’s place when my morning coffee kicked in and demanded I poop. this always happens after coffee; it’s like some sort of poopstarting drug for me. So I went into a Tim Horton’s bat… --- ## [An historic moment: The 1st \*ever\* SDMB post from Afghanistan.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-historic-moment-the-1st-ever-sdmb-post-from-afghanistan/340073)
**Author:** [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2006, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-historic-moment-the-1st-ever-sdmb-post-from-afghanistan/340073 "2006-03-01T15:20:04Z")
Ahem \[tap tap\] Is this thing on? Ladies, Gentlemen, Dopers, and everything in between . . . I am proud to announce the first post ever from Afghanistan, thus bringing yet another country into the light ‘o’ Cecil. Yes,… --- ## [Does the Papacy un-Pope past bad Popes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-papacy-un-pope-past-bad-popes/774918)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2016, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-papacy-un-pope-past-bad-popes/774918 "2016-12-23T06:56:37Z")
I’m talking about the really nasty ones here, like John XII. He was gifted the Papacy by his father Alberic II, the prince of Rome, who controlled the election. He was around 18 or 20 when he was made Pope in 955 and spe… --- ## [Why can't women read maps?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-women-read-maps/416139)
**Author:** [@solkoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solkoe)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2007, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-women-read-maps/416139 "2007-08-23T22:32:38Z")
or can they? Are women spatially limited? I read somewhere few women ever become master chess players. This could be because of lack of access or it could be that women’s brains are different than men’s brains. Is th… --- ## [What happens to a marriage when the judge / reverend is found to be a fraud?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-to-a-marriage-when-the-judge-reverend-is-found-to-be-a-fraud/568029)
**Author:** [@dhkendall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dhkendall)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2011, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-to-a-marriage-when-the-judge-reverend-is-found-to-be-a-fraud/568029 "2011-02-12T00:42:55Z")
A common plot device on the sitcom, in fact I’m writing this because I just saw the device used for the umpteenth time on a Flintstones repeat. I’m sure it doesn’t happen as often as it does in Sitcom-land, but I’m sure… --- ## [Your location...up there, by your name.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-location-up-there-by-your-name/306546)
**Author:** [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2005, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-location-up-there-by-your-name/306546 "2005-06-06T18:48:50Z")
Probably one of my favorite things here is to read what’s up there where it says “Location”. \*\*Spectre of Pithecanthropus \*\* - With all your lost socks. That one made me laugh out loud, thanks. Some of us are honest a… --- ## ["Special rights" for Christians? Free speech? Airborne spam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-rights-for-christians-free-speech-airborne-spam/179894)
**Author:** [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2003, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-rights-for-christians-free-speech-airborne-spam/179894 "2003-06-14T17:01:19Z")
jkusters found an interesting article: “Antigay group challenges Disney World’s ‘no-fly zone’” The debate lies in the thread title: \[ul\]\[li\]Is it hypocritical for these Christians to ask for “special rights”; i.e., t… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1943&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1945&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)